News & Stories

Online Event | 29 April: Youth activism in the Pacific - Mobilising change across regional, national and international spaces

Youth Development & Disability

Learning & Networking Events

April 23, 2025

Pacific leaders share strategies to engage men and boys in menstrual health promotion

Health

April 22, 2025

Registrations for LeadershipConnect 2025 open until Sunday 9 March

Community Development

February 24, 2025

Cohort 8 changemakers complete first leadership intensive through Women’s Developmental Leadership Program

Community Development

February 17, 2025

Online Event | 18 February: Men and menstruation in the Pacific

Health

Learning & Networking Events

February 4, 2025

COP29 enhances Tirisiane Logavatu’s understanding of gender gaps in climate negotiations

Environment & Sustainability

January 28, 2025

Alumni in Port Moresby learn about harnessing the Leadership Fund for positive change

Community Development

Leadership Fund

January 23, 2025

30 scholars selected to join the 2025 Women’s Developmental Leadership Program

Youth Development & Disability

Program updates

January 17, 2025

Marlene Delis and Rebecca Krai work with community to improve learning in East Sepik Province

Community Development

Leadership Fund

December 14, 2024

WLI alumni in Fiji, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands unite against gender-based violence

Gender & Family Welfare

Program updates

December 13, 2024

19 WLI alumni complete Leadership Lab 'intensive' in remote Australian bush

Governance & Politics

December 3, 2024

Taina Waqaliva gains food safety knowledge and networks at environmental health congress

15 WLI Alumni Representatives appointed in 2024, extending support to Tonga and Vanuatu

International Development

Program updates

October 22, 2024

2025 Women's Developmental Leadership Program applications open until 17 November

Youth Development & Disability

October 14, 2024

Cohort 7 completes final residential leadership intensive in Brisbane

Community Development

Program updates

October 9, 2024

Conference helps Susan Aipit expand networks for clinical health practice and research in PNG

Florence Siba forges MeriDay volunteer network for menstrual health

Health

September 14, 2024

Online Event | 13 August: Traditional and Local Knowledge for Climate Resilience in the Pacific

Environment & Sustainability

Learning & Networking Events

August 6, 2024

Fijian WLI alumni boost salary negotiation skills at networking event in Suva

Trade & Economic Development

Program updates

July 19, 2024

WLI Alumni Representatives host first networking event for alumni in Samoa

Community Development

July 12, 2024

Alomeci and Vasenai build midwifery networks and knowledge at reproductive health conference

Sereima Dibula Koli trains with Queensland’s Department of Environment

Environment & Sustainability

Internships

July 2, 2024

Leaders from Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific share insights on leading with disability

Youth Development & Disability

June 20, 2024

WLI launches new Ontological Leadership Coach Training program with kick-off in Fiji

International Development

June 15, 2024

Research: WLI boosts Pacific leaders’ confidence and connections for positive development change

International Development

June 12, 2024

Online Event | 18 June: People with Disability Leading and Influencing

Youth Development & Disability

May 31, 2024

HR course helps Daisy Rose Sipiti identify women’s unique leadership strengths

Experts explore the intersection between culture and mental health in the Pacific

Health

Learning & Networking Events

April 24, 2024

Welenie Yaki boosts cross-cultural conflict resolution skills through intensive program

Community Development

April 17, 2024

Event Invitation | 23 April: Culture and Mental Health in the Pacific (Online Discussion)

Health

Learning & Networking Events

April 17, 2024

WLI alumni Amelia Faotusia and Lydia Nenai appointed inaugural Pacific Women Climate Fellows

Environment & Sustainability

Program updates

March 21, 2024

Cohort 7 completes first leadership intensive through Womens’ Developmental Leadership Program

Community Development

February 27, 2024

Luanne Isikel Borle completes renovations to launch New Ireland Province’s first e-library

28 women selected to join the 2024 Women’s Developmental Leadership Program

Community Development

Program updates

January 17, 2024

Pacific experts share insights on genuine engagement with men to shift social norms

Gender & Family Welfare

Learning & Networking Events

November 29, 2023

Event Invitation | 28 November 2023: Engaging men in support of women's leadership in the Pacific

Gender & Family Welfare

Learning & Networking Events

November 16, 2023

Research: How to effectively engage men to build support for women’s leadership in the Pacific

Gender & Family Welfare

Program updates

November 11, 2023

Women’s Developmental Leadership Program applications open now until 30 November

Community Development

Program updates

October 29, 2023

Taina Waqaliva drives food safety for public health in Fiji

Health

October 16, 2023

PNG elections: WLI alumni bring women candidates together to share experiences

Governance & Politics

Leadership Fund

October 5, 2023

Maryanne Maga joins international congress of midwives in Indonesia

Luanne Isikel Borle shares New Ireland Province’s first eLibrary with FM100 PNG

Mentor matching submissions open until 31 August 2023 for WDLP alumni and participants

Event Invitation | 22 August 2023: Women in Environmental Leadership (Online Panel Discussion)

Environment & Sustainability

Learning & Networking Events

August 1, 2023

Janice and Kristalee appointed Solomon Islands WLI Alumni Representatives

Women-run Fijian businesses invest profits in community after upskilling through farming project

Agriculture

July 20, 2023

Proposal writing project helps health managers fund tuberculosis ward development in rural PNG

Dorothy Jolly shares Leadership Fund document recovery project with ABC Pacific

Law & Justice

July 5, 2023

Florence Siba turns internship program idea into action for PNG women

Education

June 15, 2023

Hon Julie Bishop and Hon Kessy Sawang join WLI alumnae for leadership luncheon in PNG

Gender & Family Welfare

June 1, 2023

Entrepreneurship advocate Diana Wally Guria interns with Reserve Bank of Fiji

Banking, Insurance & Finance

May 31, 2023

Naomi Semi attends UNESCO program on gender equitable water access

Environment & Sustainability

May 8, 2023

Cecilia Watmelik uses technology to improve PNG education and urges women to enter the field

STEM

April 20, 2023

Melissa Velvel Fare’s journey into sport for positive change in Vanuatu

Community Development

April 12, 2023

Dr Irene Semos undergoes coaching to influence higher education in PNG

Education

March 15, 2023

Alumni Representatives host first WLI networking event in Suva & plan year ahead

Community Development

Program updates

February 28, 2023

WDLP participants complete first leadership intensive

International Development

Program updates

February 26, 2023

Laisani Macedru launches mentoring program for Fijian women lawyers

Youth Development & Disability

February 1, 2023

WLI alumni the focus of research on support for women's leadership during COVID-19 in the Pacific

Malieta Inoke launches Tonga’s first eCommerce platform

Banking, Insurance & Finance

January 31, 2023

2023 Women’s Developmental Leadership Program participants announced

International Development

January 17, 2023

LeadershipConnect helps Apolosi Vosanibola ‘become a better leader’

Trade & Economic Development

LeadershipConnect

December 28, 2022

Maria-Goreti Muavesi negotiates high-seas biodiversity treaty at United Nations HQ

Environment & Sustainability

November 16, 2022

WLI appoints eight Alumni Representatives in PNG, Fiji and Samoa

Community Development

November 15, 2022

Scholar Pope’s advocacy kickstarts medical imaging reform in PNG

Health

October 18, 2022

Local research, resources needed to address online violence against women in the Pacific

Gender & Family Welfare

Learning & Networking Events

October 1, 2022

27 September: Online Violence Against Women in the Pacific Panel Discussion

Gender & Family Welfare

September 13, 2022

Paliame Palisah surveys ecological sites with leading global firm

Environment & Sustainability

September 13, 2022

‍Celebrating an end to the ‘life changing’ first phase of WLI

International Development

Program updates

July 1, 2022

Melissa mentors ‘rising star’ Lute to take on the transport engineering sector

Jocelyn Loughman interns with global leaders in international development

International Development

Internships

February 25, 2022

Leigh mentors Paliame to develop ornamental horticulture in PNG

Environment & Sustainability

Program updates

December 14, 2021

Consulting internship benefits will last Hehea a ‘lifetime’

Jane Martin mentors Longovuka Misi to drive dietary change in Tonga

Internship helps Theresa Witi improve public procurement in PNG

Banking, Insurance & Finance

Internships

October 26, 2021

Samoan MP Alofa Tu’uau calls on Pacific men to support women in politics

Governance & Politics

October 21, 2021

COVID Leadership: Improving handwashing capacity in PNG schools

WLI alumna Vasiti Soko wins UN Award for Disaster Risk Reduction

WLI alumni support Solomon Islands Australia Awards scholars returning home

Community Development

Program updates

October 1, 2021

WLI prepares Nanise Kabakoro & Karee Ioane to drive change in Pacific maritime sector

Mentorship helps Dorothy Jolly increase community access to education in PNG

Library project helps Samantha Kusari promote literacy in remote PNG

COVID Leadership: training to improve health infrastructure in PNG

Health

December 27, 2020

Helping Harriet ‘close the gap’ in Vanuatu patient care

How Renata is building a network of women lawyers in PNG

Building a healthier, more active Kiribati: Marebu Flood

Leadership and preventing disease in Tonga: Malia’s story

How International Women’s Day gave Ese a ‘renewed outlook on life’

Gender & Family Welfare

Program updates

August 27, 2019

Janice builds Solomon Islands women’s financial independence

Trade & Economic Development

Program updates

July 26, 2019

News & Stories

Online Event | 29 April: Youth activism in the Pacific - Mobilising change across regional, national and international spaces

Pacific leaders share strategies to engage men and boys in menstrual health promotion

Registrations for LeadershipConnect 2025 open until Sunday 9 March

Cohort 8 changemakers complete first leadership intensive through Women’s Developmental Leadership Program

Online Event | 18 February: Men and menstruation in the Pacific

COP29 enhances Tirisiane Logavatu’s understanding of gender gaps in climate negotiations

Alumni in Port Moresby learn about harnessing the Leadership Fund for positive change

30 scholars selected to join the 2025 Women’s Developmental Leadership Program

Marlene Delis and Rebecca Krai work with community to improve learning in East Sepik Province

WLI alumni in Fiji, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands unite against gender-based violence

19 WLI alumni complete Leadership Lab 'intensive' in remote Australian bush

Taina Waqaliva gains food safety knowledge and networks at environmental health congress

15 WLI Alumni Representatives appointed in 2024, extending support to Tonga and Vanuatu

2025 Women's Developmental Leadership Program applications open until 17 November

Cohort 7 completes final residential leadership intensive in Brisbane

Conference helps Susan Aipit expand networks for clinical health practice and research in PNG

Florence Siba forges MeriDay volunteer network for menstrual health

Online Event | 13 August: Traditional and Local Knowledge for Climate Resilience in the Pacific

Fijian WLI alumni boost salary negotiation skills at networking event in Suva

WLI Alumni Representatives host first networking event for alumni in Samoa

Alomeci and Vasenai build midwifery networks and knowledge at reproductive health conference

Sereima Dibula Koli trains with Queensland’s Department of Environment

Leaders from Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific share insights on leading with disability

WLI launches new Ontological Leadership Coach Training program with kick-off in Fiji

Research: WLI boosts Pacific leaders’ confidence and connections for positive development change

Online Event | 18 June: People with Disability Leading and Influencing

HR course helps Daisy Rose Sipiti identify women’s unique leadership strengths

Experts explore the intersection between culture and mental health in the Pacific

Welenie Yaki boosts cross-cultural conflict resolution skills through intensive program

Event Invitation | 23 April: Culture and Mental Health in the Pacific (Online Discussion)

WLI alumni Amelia Faotusia and Lydia Nenai appointed inaugural Pacific Women Climate Fellows

Cohort 7 completes first leadership intensive through Womens’ Developmental Leadership Program

Teresa Lifuka Drecala interns with leading Pacific climate justice advocates

Tongan alumni exchange ideas and opportunities at meet-up in Nuku’alofa

LeadershipConnect 2024 applications open until 14 February

Luanne Isikel Borle completes renovations to launch New Ireland Province’s first e-library

28 women selected to join the 2024 Women’s Developmental Leadership Program

Pacific experts share insights on genuine engagement with men to shift social norms

Event Invitation | 28 November 2023: Engaging men in support of women's leadership in the Pacific

Research: How to effectively engage men to build support for women’s leadership in the Pacific

Women’s Developmental Leadership Program applications open now until 30 November

Taina Waqaliva drives food safety for public health in Fiji

PNG elections: WLI alumni bring women candidates together to share experiences

Maryanne Maga joins international congress of midwives in Indonesia

Luanne Isikel Borle shares New Ireland Province’s first eLibrary with FM100 PNG

Mentor matching submissions open until 31 August 2023 for WDLP alumni and participants

Event Invitation | 22 August 2023: Women in Environmental Leadership (Online Panel Discussion)

Janice and Kristalee appointed Solomon Islands WLI Alumni Representatives

Women-run Fijian businesses invest profits in community after upskilling through farming project

Proposal writing project helps health managers fund tuberculosis ward development in rural PNG

Dorothy Jolly shares Leadership Fund document recovery project with ABC Pacific

Florence Siba turns internship program idea into action for PNG women

Hon Julie Bishop and Hon Kessy Sawang join WLI alumnae for leadership luncheon in PNG

Entrepreneurship advocate Diana Wally Guria interns with Reserve Bank of Fiji

Naomi Semi attends UNESCO program on gender equitable water access

Cecilia Watmelik uses technology to improve PNG education and urges women to enter the field

Melissa Velvel Fare’s journey into sport for positive change in Vanuatu

Dr Irene Semos undergoes coaching to influence higher education in PNG

Alumni Representatives host first WLI networking event in Suva & plan year ahead

WDLP participants complete first leadership intensive

Laisani Macedru launches mentoring program for Fijian women lawyers

WLI alumni the focus of research on support for women's leadership during COVID-19 in the Pacific

Malieta Inoke launches Tonga’s first eCommerce platform

2023 Women’s Developmental Leadership Program participants announced

LeadershipConnect helps Apolosi Vosanibola ‘become a better leader’

Maria-Goreti Muavesi negotiates high-seas biodiversity treaty at United Nations HQ

WLI appoints eight Alumni Representatives in PNG, Fiji and Samoa

Scholar Pope’s advocacy kickstarts medical imaging reform in PNG

Local research, resources needed to address online violence against women in the Pacific

27 September: Online Violence Against Women in the Pacific Panel Discussion

Paliame Palisah surveys ecological sites with leading global firm

‍Celebrating an end to the ‘life changing’ first phase of WLI

Melissa mentors ‘rising star’ Lute to take on the transport engineering sector

Jocelyn Loughman interns with global leaders in international development

Leigh mentors Paliame to develop ornamental horticulture in PNG

Consulting internship benefits will last Hehea a ‘lifetime’

Jane Martin mentors Longovuka Misi to drive dietary change in Tonga

Internship helps Theresa Witi improve public procurement in PNG

Samoan MP Alofa Tu’uau calls on Pacific men to support women in politics